Good Question: What’s Inside Those Batteries In The Marin Headlands?

MARIN COUNTY (CBS 5) – They are reminders of a time when war raged on the other side of the Pacific and the United States needed to beef up its defenses. In this Good Question: What’s inside those big concrete coastal batteries that line the Marin Headlands?

ANSWER: According to John Martini with the National Park Service, the system of concrete coastal batteries contained hundreds of 16-inch caliber artillery rounds and a large gun that could hit targets more than 25 miles out to sea.

Remember touring these batteries 30 years ago with my young son Greg. Our Army officer friend took us on a tour that was at once interesting and sobering. Kudos to the people who have restored this important historical site.